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Nasdaq OMX Group has developed a new version of its QView Latency Optics tool that will allow members to track the speed of their orders and compare it with other market participants. The tool allows traders to see how long it takes for their instructions to make it through their own systems and with Nasdaq, and then see how that matches up with rivals' speed.

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Nasdaq OMX Group is competing with CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange with the opening July 24 of its market for futures and options on oil, natural gas and U.S. power contracts. Trading costs will be half of rivals' fees, Nasdaq CEO Robert Greifeld said in March.

Nasdaq OMX Group said bitcoin-trading platform Noble Markets plans to license Nasdaq's X-stream technology. In January, the New York Stock Exchange said it would invest in Coinbase, another trading platform for digital currency.

Several securities exchanges are accusing Nasdaq OMX Group of trying to stifle competition in the financial markets with a price-cutting proposal that's under review by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Nasdaq OMX has asked for authorization to offer less-expensive trading to customers on one of its options exchanges if they maintain substantial trading volume on all three of Nasdaq's options exchanges.

Nasdaq OMX said the new pricing structure for its trading system in Europe will be less expensive for most firms because of its routing technology. "By routing through Nasdaq OMX Europe, we will offer the opportunity to access liquidity on our own order book as well as a greater likelihood of gaining best execution and price improvement at a lower cost," said Nasdaq OMX Europe President Charlotte Crosswell. Nasdaq OMX Europe launches Sept. 26 and will compete with Nasdaq's own OMX Nordic exchange, among others.

Borse Dubai took key stakes in Nasdaq and the London Stock Exchange as part of a deal with Nasdaq to buy Nordic markets operator OMX and create "a global financial marketplace." In return for its 20% stake in Nasdaq, Borse Dubai will give Nasdaq a share of Dubai International Financial Exchange, which will be rebranded with the Nasdaq name and licensed to use Nasdaq and OMX market technology. "The combination will create the largest global network of exchanges and exchange customers linked by technology," said Nasdaq's chief executive officer and president, Bob Greifeld.